title: Acute kidney injury at high altitude.
abstract: Acute ascent to high altitudes beyond 2400 m (300 feet) can cause acute mountain sickness (AMS) and may develop into life-threatening complications such as high altitude cerebral (HACE) and pulmonary edema (HAPE). We report a case of acute kidney injury (AKI) without other organ involvement in a previously healthy young man after sudden high altitude exposure of up to 5200 m. Acute systemic hypoxia as well as prolonged renal hypoperfusion may be responsible for his kidney injury.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, PR China .
authors.forename: Zhou
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Yijiang
authors.forename: Zhu
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Jianhua
authors.forename: Lin
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Feili
mesh_terms: D058186:Acute Kidney Injury / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D000328:Adult; D000532:Altitude Sickness / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male